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The new house will be in the garden of Plover Hill. Image: Winchester City Council planning application PLANNING chiefs reluctantly approved a new home in Compton Down despite fears that it would increase traffic issues. A plan for a three-bedroom house in the garden of Plover Hill, Field Way, went before the city council’s planning committee last Thursday. The application drew a number of objections, particularly from the Compton Down Society and the parish council. Parish council representative Cllr Francis Strange told the meeting: “The existing road network on Compton Down is ...

AN infill development in Winchester has been approved, despite dismay that there will be no affordable housing. Developer Chris Rees and Alfred Homes applied to knock down four detached houses on 1-4 Woodpeckers Drive, Weeke, and build 19 new upmarket homes, a mix of flats and houses. The planning committee heard that the high cost of assembling the land had made having affordable housing unviable. But councillors argued that the scheme should have included an affordable element, either as houses or a payment in lieu. Cllr David McLean said: “If the builder cannot afford to develo...

THE FIRST major visible extension on a street of suburban houses in Winchester has been approved. Phil and Claire Szakowski applied for the extension over the garage of a house at 13 Harestock Close, Harestock. Planning officers recommended approval but there were seven objections and also the local parish council. A report to the planning committee said: "The character of Harestock Close is provided by the identical design of dwellings. Due to the subservience of the extension, the built form would only be visible when directly in front of the property, those entering Harestock Close...

CITY councillors have approved revised plans for a new care home in Otterbourne. Barchester Healthcare applied to alter permission for a 62-bedroom facility and nurses accommodation on the site of the demolished Captain Barnard public house on Otterbourne Road. That scheme was approved in February and now Barchester has applied to add two bedroom and remove the nurses accommodation and provide 21 parking spaces. Planning officer Verity Murphy told the planning committee that the overall height had been reduced and the new plan was similar in design and scale to the one most recently a...

CITY councillors have approved revised plans for a new care home in Otterbourne. Barchester Healthcare applied to alter permission for a 62-bedroom facility and nurses accommodation on the site of the demolished Captain Barnard public house on Otterbourne Road. That scheme was approved in February and now Barchester has applied to add two bedroom and remove the nurses accommodation and provide 21 parking spaces. Planning officer Verity Murphy told the planning committee that the overall height had been reduced and the new plan was similar in design and scale to the one most recently a...